Purchasing Reports Overview

Use the purchasing reports in the Vantagepoint Reporting desktop and browser applications to present and monitor purchasing data. You can review open purchase orders, requisitions, and items that are included on vouchers, as well as check the status of purchase requisitions or requests for price quotes.

The data included on the Purchase reports comes from these applications:

  • Purchase Orders
  • Purchase Requisitions
  • Request for Price Quote

Settings on the purchasing and inventory configuration forms (Configuration > Purchasing & Inventory in the desktop application) also affect the report options and report contents.

The following purchasing reports are available in the Vantagepoint Reporting browser application:
  • Open Purchase Orders
  • Blanket Purchase Orders
  • Items by Vendor
  • Purchase Order Form
  • Purchase Order Detail
  • Purchase Order Status
  • Purchase Order Cost Distribution Detail
  • Purchase Requisition Form
  • Purchase Requisition Status
  • Purchase Requisition and Price Quote
  • Received Purchase Order Items
  • Request for Price Quote Form
  • Request for Price Quote Status
  • Vouchered Purchase Order Items

For more detailed information, see Approval Process for Purchasing Applications and Contents of the Modules Form.

Access Purchasing Approval Records from the Reporting Desktop Application

The following approval record types continue to display in Accounting > Approvals Review in the desktop application:
  • Item Requests
  • Request for Price Quotes

For more information on how records relating to the Purchasing application display, see Purchase Orders and Purchase Requisitions.

For more detailed information about purchasing reporting in the Vantagepoint Reporting desktop application, see the Purchasing Reports overview help topic in the Reporting Desktop section of Vantagepoint Help.

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